Free Resource to Reflect on and Respond to the Gulf Coast Disaster

JustFaith Ministries has put together a small packet of reflections, catechesis, and prayer materials to help parishes respond to the tragedy taking place in the Gulf coast as a result of recent hurricanes. JustFaith Ministries offers this reprintable packet free of charge as a Word document. If you would like a copy of this file, please contact Linda Batton at Batton@dsj.org.

To contact JustFaith Ministries directly:
7406 Greenlawn Road, Louisville, KY 40222
(502) 243-9287
www.justfaith.org - info@justfaith.org

A few suggestions on how to use this resource:
The format offered is simple and flexible: scripture readings, questions of faith and a few suggestions to deepen dialogue and direct our responses.

• Use this resource to invite people of faith to turn their prayerful attention to the continuing stories of displacement, recovery and repair.
• Find creative ways to integrate these questions, reflections, readings, and suggestions into personal prayer and group process in your JustFaith, J-Walking and JustFaith II groups over a number of weeks and months.
• Share this resource freely with family, friends, parishioners and co-workers.
• Excerpt the readings, prayer or questions for the parish bulletin, school newsletter, or diocesan paper.
• Enhance these readings with pictures, symbols, music and ritual to craft prayer services for JustFaith or parish groups.
• Use the questions and readings in letter-writing or advocacy activities.

Below are links to the contents of this packet.

• Our World Has Changed! - Prayer Reflections and Faithful Responses
• A Reflection on Lamentation
• In Lamentation We Turn to God
• A Reflection on Compassionate Involvement
• Moved With Compassion We Reach Out to One Another
• A Reflection on Restoration and Empowerment
• Move Us Beyond Repair to Restoration
• Calling Forth a New Vision for Action

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